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Torley Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: April 2009 Posted: April 24 2009, 14:23 Have a listen and see if you agree:     » http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex3T7S_emfs Some of the other tracks on the Arrange album are style pastiches, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was intentional. Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: April 24 2009, 16:47 A lot of stuff sounds like Tubular Bells, this is just one of the many examples. I've listed them various other places in this forum, I'm too lazy to list them again here. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: April 24 2009, 21:07 MAN, that's so similar it's almost ridiculous. I would be very, very surprised if they were trying to pass that off as something original. It's not a terribly good imitation either. I'm quite sure that Ween would be able to make a far better imitation/parody/homage. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: April 25 2009, 01:54 I think MO's lawyers should sue the living shit out of them. An easy case to win. Do it!(if they have not already) Jimbo -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: April 25 2009, 14:05 If Mike were to sue all cases of Tubular Bells plagiarism, it would take decades, wouldn't it? Not saying that people should rip it off and Mike would be wrong to complain, but the music has reached such a status that it's more a cultural icon than a "private property". The music took on a life of its own. Besides, Stereolab have been stealing ideas since they could call themselves a band, and they still rule. Ween have done parodies of more artists than you can count with all your fingers and toes, and they do it well. Those guys could have tried to do something interesting and exciting with the Tubular Bells motif, but they just made a pretty lame facsimile (just like Mike himself did on Tubular Bells II--OOPS, wrong topic! wrong topic! don't mind me). -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

Torley Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: April 2009 Posted: April 26 2009, 19:02 The interesting dimension to this is the original game music is 8-bit, crunchy, and doesn't sound so much like MO because of the instrumentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snuwyKZ34HE The Arrange album, as I mentioned, contains style pastiches — this one sounds very much like Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0CJUweeuEc Back to top

Dirk Star Group: Members Posts: 1331 Joined: Sep. 2007 Posted: April 26 2009, 20:50 After reading all the posts in this thread,and then listening to Mega Man 9.I must admit they certainly lived up to my expectations........ Not The Immigrant Song Back to top

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